Hydrophobic and Scratch Resistant Silica Coatings

Dr Kavale Mahendra Suhas completed his undergraduate degree in DBF Dayanand College, PAH Solapur University, Solapur, India. He received an Eklavya Scholarship from the Government of Maharashtra for a PG in Physics. He completed his PG and PhD in Physics under the guidance of Prof. A. Venkateshwara Rao from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. He worked as a Junior Research Fellow on the DAE – BRNS project. His area of expertise are low density silica aerogels, scratch resistant and hydrophobic silica coatings, hard coatings, nano materials, colloidal materials etc. Presently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in Physics in Sangameshwar Autonomous College, Solapur, Maharashtra India. He has published more than 37 research papers in international journals. His ‘h’ index is 13 and his number of citations total more than 882. He has maintained the same position for last 4 years. He is the best researcher in physics in the institution.